Overshoe for horseshoes.



PATBNTED JAN. 13, 1903.

C; SGUDDER. OVERSHOE FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION IILLD MAR. 12, 1902.

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V Slum/Mo; OScadder PATENTED JAN. 13, 1903 0. 30111113311. OVERSHOE FOR HORSESHOBS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1902. N0 MODEL.

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CHARLES SOUDDER, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO HORACE G. I-IOUGH AND GEORGE B. LA BARRE, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

OVERSHOE FOR HORSESHOES.-

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,392, dated January 13, 1903.

Application filed March 12. 1902. Serial No. 97,945. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES SCUDDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in the county of Mercer, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overshoes for Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

This invention relates to horseshoes in general, and more particularly to the class of overshoes; and the object of the invention is to provide an overshoe in the nature of a pad so constructed as to permit of easy and quick application and removal thereof.

A further object of the invention is to. provide an article of this nature which will not require the use of nails or other permanent fastenings to hold it in'place and which when in position will be held securely against displacement.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a construction which Will be applicable to shoes of different specific shapes and to provide a construction wherein the heels may be reinforced when they become worn, other objects and advantages of the invention being understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming aportion-of this specification, and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view partly in section and showing a shoe with the ov'ershoe or pad engaged therewith and showing the means for holding the sections of the overshoe in engagement with the shoe. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. a detail perspective view of the clampingwedge. Fig. 4c is a perspective view showing a modified form of rubber pad formed integral and having metallic fingers for engagement with the upper face of the shoe to hold it in place. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view similar to Fig. 1 and showing a third form of the invention. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig.

4 and showing the pad engaged with a shoe. Fig. 8 isa bottom plan view showing a fourth Fig. 3 is modification. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 thereof, there is shown a horseshoe 10 of common form,which is nailed to the hoof of the horse in the usual manner and in engagement with which shoe is shown the present overshoe or pad. The overshoe or pad consists of two members 11 and 12, of rubber or a combination of rubber and fabric or any other suitable material that will not slip upon the ice, and each of these members 11 and 12 has an outer contour curved to fit against the inner faces of the sides and toe of the shoe 10,; the outer curvedfaces of the members having longitudinal grooves 13 and 14 therein and resultant upper flanges 15 and 16 and lower flanges 17 and 18, respectively,

' the grooves receiving the inner edges of the shoes and the flanges lying against the upper and lower facesof the shoes, respectively, at which time the members 11 and 12 at the toe of the shoe are in contact. The inner faces 19 and 20 of the members 11 and 12 are straight, and when such members are in engagement with the shoe these faces lie at an acute angle, as shown in Fig. 1, so that a wedge 21 may be forced between them to spread them apart, so that they will closely engage the shoe and will be held in their engaging positions. The wedge 21 is of rubber, so that it maybe forced into the slot between-the members 11 and 12 and will expand against them or will press outwardly against them with such force as to prevent the wedge'dropping out of place, and to prevent retrograde movement of the wedge metallic rack-bars 22' are secured in longitudinal grooves 23 in the inner straight edges of the members 11 and 12, and the wedge 21 has a double spring-pawl 24 engaged therewith. This spring-pawl consists of a strip of spring metal bent upon itself and having its bight embedded in the material of the wedge during the formation of the latter, the ends of the metal strip being extended in the direction of the minor end of the wedge and beyond it and being then bent outwardly and rearwardly, so that when the wedge is forced into place these outwardlybent ends will ride over the rack-bars and by engaging the teeth of the latter will prevent rearward movement of the wedge. When the wedge is to be removed to take out the members 11 and 12, tongs are employed and are engaged with the end portions of the double pawl through the opening between the inner straight faces of the members, and the ends of the springstrip are pressed together to disengage the pawls from the racks.

Upon reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be seen thatthe wedge 21 has wings 25 formed thereon and projecting laterally from the side faces thereof adjacent to its bottom, and when a wedge of this nature is employed the wings lie against the under faces of the members 11 and 12 to compensate for the material that has been worn away. When the overshoe is first employed, a wedge without these wings may be used, and the wedge with the wings may be substituted for the wingless wedge after the heels of the overshoes have been worn.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings there is shown a form of the invention similar to that shown in Fig. 1, the sections 11 and 12, however, being formed integral instead of separate, the connecting portion 26, of rubber, forming a hinge and permitting of adjustment of the members to engage them and remove them. In connection with this form of the invention is employed a wedge the same as above described; but in place of the upper flanges and 16 of the sections 11 and 12 thin metal fingers 15 are employed, these fingers being molded in the sections at intervals along their outer curved edges and in position for engagement over the inner edge of the shoe.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings is shown a section through the structure shown in Fig.4. In Figs. 4 and 7 it will be noted that the springfingers are of yoke shape, so that they will engage the upper face of the shoe with their upper members, while their lower members, which are shorter, may be engaged in the notches 27 in the inner edge of the shoe to prevent displacement of the members 11 and 12' rearwardly.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, in this form of the invention the pad consists of two members 11" and 12", in each of which is disposed during the process of molding a series of plates 28, these plates having central openings 29 therethrough to permit of the plates being held most securely in the rubber of which the section or memher is formed. In the outer faces of the members 11" and 12" are formed grooves 13 and 14, and the projecting portions of the plates 28 form the upper walls of the grooves, there being flanges 15, which lie upon the upper faces of the plates, and at the lower sides of the grooves are flanges 17 and 18, the inner edges of the horseshoe 10 being received in the grooves between the lower flanges and the plates. The plates are spaced apart sufficient distances to permit of lateral flexibility of the sections, so that they may conform to different specific curvatures of the inner faces of different shoes. The plates 28 project also inwardly beyond the inner straight faces 19 and 20" of the members, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and in connection with the structure described there is employed a rubber wedge 21", having slots or grooves in its side faces and extending longitudinally thereof, and these grooves receive the inner portions of the plates when the wedge is forced inwardly between the members 11 and 12. The plates 28 hold the wedge from dropping downwardly from position, and the wedge is held against rearward sliding movement by the double pawl 24, which is constructed and arranged in the same manner as the double pawl 24. (Shown in Fig. 3.) The plates 28 at the toe ends of the members or sections 11 and 12" are connected by means of the link 31, which is pivoted to the plates 28, so that the members 11" and 12 may be moved into and out of engagement with the edges of the shoe and may be caused to assume the position above described.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings there is shown a form of the invention including members or sections and 36, corresponding to the members or sections 11 and 12, and which are formed integral, being connected by the Web or bight 37. The outer edges of the members 35 and 36 are grooved, as shown at 38 and 39, to receive the inner edges of the horseshoe, these grooves resulting in upper flanges 40 and lower flanges 41, which lie against the upper and lower faces of the shoe, respectively. The members 35 and 36 are formed of rubber; but to increase the resiliency of the structure spring-wires 42 and 43 are embedded in the sections at the outer and inner edges thereof, the ends of the wire 43 being continued through the bottoms of the grooves 38 for engagement with perforations 44 in the shoe to hold the members 35 and 36 in position. In the members 35 and 36 are formed perforations or sockets 45, which are adapted to receive a suitable tool, by means of which the free ends of the members are drawn together to disengage the wires from the shoe. It will be of course understood that in practice the web 37 may be arranged at the heel of the shoe, as shown, or may be arranged at the toe of the shoe, in which latter event the ends of the wire 43 will be engaged with perforations 46 at the heel of the shoe.

The accompanying drawings merely show difierent embodiments of the broad invention, and it will be understood that in practice other modifications may be made and any suitable materials or proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, it will be noted that with each form of the invention there are employed two members, which are movable toward and away from each other for engagement with the shoe, the members being held in engagement by such means as will permit of easy and quick disengagement of the overshoe, so that IOC the overshoes may be applied and removed without recourse to a shop.

What is claimed is 1. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising sections adapted for engagement of their outer edges with the inner edges of a horseshoe, and a wedge adapted to be forced be:

tween the sections to move them outwardly and hold them in engagement with the shoe, said wedge having wings disposed to lie against the under faces of the sections of the horseshoe.

2. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising sections adapted for engagement of their outer edges with the inner edges of a horseshoe, and a wedge adapted to be forced between the sections to move them outwardly and hold them in engagement with the shoe.

3. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising separate sections adapted to engage the inner edges of a horseshoe and a wedge adapted to be forced between the sections to hold, them in engagement.

4:. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising sections adapted for engagement of their outer edges with the inner edge of a horsesections adapted for engagement of their outer edges with the inner edges of a horseshoe and having longitudinal ribs on their inner faces, and a wedge for engagement between the sections and having slotted side faces to receive the ribs whereby the wedge will be held from dropping from place.

7. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising sections having plates molded therein and extending beyond the inner and outer edges thereof, said sections being adapted to fit against the inner face of a horseshoe to engage the outer portions of the plates upon the shoe, and a wedge adapted to be forced between the sections and having slots in its sides to receive the inwardly-projecting portions of the plates.

8. An overshoe for horseshoes comprising flexible sections to be fitted against the inner face ofa horseshoe, each section having a plurality of plates embedded therein and spaced from each other and projecting from the section to engage upon the shoe, and means for holding the sections against displacement toward each other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SCUDDER.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. OHANDLEE, J 0s. H. BLAOKWOOD. 

